BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agoPeople that can wiggle their ears, how???message-squaremessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down14
arrow-up161arrow-down1message-squarePeople that can wiggle their ears, how???BarqsHasBite@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 years agoGenetic difference. Just like people who can raise one eyebrow. Not all of us have the same muscle control. Likely a leftover from days where we could point our ears towards a sound like small-eared dogs can.
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoWait until y’all hear about ear rumbling and eye wiggling…
minus-squareDrusas@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoAnybody can learn to use these muscles. It doesn’t just come naturally.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 years agoSome people say maybe. Some say maybe not. https://www.livescience.com/33809-wiggle-ears.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/science/wiggle-ears.html “Some people can reportedly improve their ear wiggling by concentration and practice, but they have to have the ability to begin with.”
minus-squareDrusas@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoThe things that it requires most is patience.
Genetic difference. Just like people who can raise one eyebrow. Not all of us have the same muscle control. Likely a leftover from days where we could point our ears towards a sound like small-eared dogs can.
Wait until y’all hear about ear rumbling and eye wiggling…
Anybody can learn to use these muscles. It doesn’t just come naturally.
Some people say maybe. Some say maybe not.
https://www.livescience.com/33809-wiggle-ears.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/16/science/wiggle-ears.html
“Some people can reportedly improve their ear wiggling by concentration and practice, but they have to have the ability to begin with.”
The things that it requires most is patience.